Carpet or laminate flooring?

anuarun

Hi,

I'm moving into my first house and it has been stripped bare ( the vendors took the carpet with themselves).
I need to fit in new carpets now.

Does the value of the house increase by laminate or wood flooring?
Or is there no change in the value of the house whether itz carpet or wood flooring.

Please throw some light here.
Any advise will be highly appreciated.

Thank you

lottee

I know this isn't going to answer your question really... but though I'd share this with you anyway!

... We changed to laminated flooring in our front room & hallway (also in bedrooms) around 2 years ago, and I personally would never have carpet again. IMO, laminated flooring seems to be a lot cleaner - I still think about what must have been lurking around in the carpet that we once had!

Defo great if you have kids - wiping up spillages etc! Only downside is when you drop something upstairs, it sounds like someone is about to come through the ceiling!!! lol.

firesidemaid

hi there

this is just a personal view. but, having lived in several houses, and laid both, i have found that cheap carpet seems to last longer and wear better than cheap laminate. i don't really think that either would totally affect a sale.

i go for £4.99/£5.99 off the roll at carpetright - felt-backed, no underlay.

but that's just my view - i'm sure others may say different!

lottee

Good point above, defo worth paying a higher price for laminate in high traffic places (lounge, hall etc), but upstairs we went for a cheaper choice, & you can see the difference. Not only when it's laid, but whilst laying also (chips easily when cutting)

Although I don't think it would effect the house price, I hope it does imake it increase in value, as we will be putting ours on the market over the coming months sometime!!!

silvercar

don't go overboard for the value of the home. Also don't cheapen an expensive home.

wood or wood veener would look nicer and last longer than laminate.

cwcw

anuarun wrote:

Hi,

I'm moving into my first house and it has been stripped bare ( the vendors took the carpet with themselves).
I need to fit in new carpets now.

Does the value of the house increase by laminate or wood flooring?
Or is there no change in the value of the house whether itz carpet or wood flooring.

Please throw some light here.
Any advise will be highly appreciated.

Thank you

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clutton_2

cheap carpet can be made to feel utterly luxurious with Cloud9 underlay underneath it, and it will increase the life of the carpet substantially.

cuffie

Does it matter if you are going to be living in it? Go with what you like and assess what the situation is when you sell it. We were in our first home for 14 years - left the same carpet when we sold it, but laminate wasn't really around when we were laying flooring. In 15 years time, laminate might be seen as the "avocado bathroom suite", and you might be tempted to change it then anyway. I think whatever you are happy to live with while it is your home - don't worry about the value of it. If you intending something to last so you won't have to worry about it when you move, then I agree with Silvercar - wood or wood veneer is much more appealing and longlasting, although I agree with post further up re upstairs floors - very noisy with hard flooring!
Well spotted cwcw!!!

Alleycat

I have to say that I am passionately against laminate. Its sooo horrible, especially when its not laid properly and rubbish underlay is used. I would go for carpet everytime. It looks so much nicer than laminate, is not noisy, you won't smash that lurverly ornament your aunty Doris bought you if you accidentally drop it and its much more comfy crawling around on the floor after the kids/your OH/the cat! I also think laminate looks really cheap. If you decide not to go for carpet, lay a decent wood or cork floor.

Carter_2

I agree with Alleycat and I am put off houses that have laminate flooring personally. First thing I would do would be to take it out and carpet it (that's assuming I would buy it in the first place)

seven-day-weekend

I have never liked carpet. I was delighted when laminate appeared. The downstairs of my UK house is all laminate (sitting room, dining room, kitchen -not the bathroom, this has vinolay).

The floorboards in the three bedrooms upstairs are not in veery good condition, so they are carpeted with decent carpet (better for sound-proofing too).

The laminate is SO much better when the house is lived in by three single young men!

I don't think either makes any difference to the value of your house, and does it matter if it is your home?